diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/vm/utils.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/vm/utils.py
index 95dc2da4..eeea1c67 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/vm/utils.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/vm/utils.py
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class Host(object):
                 other, Host.__class__.__name__))
         return self.ip == other.ip and self.status == other.status
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
 
 class VMScenario(nova_utils.NovaScenario, cinder_utils.CinderScenario):
     """Base class for VM scenarios with basic atomic actions.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mock.py b/tests/unit/test_mock.py
index 1b451a4f..15e83d24 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mock.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mock.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class Variants(object):
     def __eq__(self, val):
         return getattr(val, "variants", val) == self.variants
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
     def __contains__(self, val):
         return val in self.variants